tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69858316460885016472024-03-06T03:54:55.540+02:00Architecture LabArchitecture - Urban Studies - SustainabilityAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-27833027080565651482007-08-17T20:00:00.001+03:002007-08-17T20:01:15.299+03:00Dear all Architecture lab has moved to the following address http://architecturelab.wordpress.comAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-33170424070145095022007-07-24T20:42:00.000+03:002007-07-24T21:00:43.171+03:00Casa del Bosque - F3 ArquitectosVia Plataforma ArquitecturaPlease Note that all photos are owned by Plataforma Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-9741311334961282012007-07-24T20:34:00.000+03:002007-07-24T20:38:34.620+03:00IDEA Awards 2007 - Verdi Landscaping SystemsVerdi landscaping systems has won 1st place in IDEA 2007 in the design concept group. below is the explanation of the system as posted on IDEA" Verdi is a low-maintenance modular landscaping alternative to traditional grass lawns. The pre-seeded interlocking tiles with built-in irrigation practically eliminate the need for high-pollution mowers and inefficient water usage. The entire system is Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-88232994324371836152007-07-24T20:18:00.000+03:002007-07-24T20:29:25.793+03:00The tallest tower in Latin America by OMA- Via DezeenThe Tallest Tower in Latin America, Mexico City was designed by OMA. Below are set of photos on the project and you can check the press release of OMA on the Project hereAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-64930358514472534932007-07-24T20:06:00.000+03:002007-07-24T20:17:41.089+03:00Porsche Design Towers by OMA/Porsche Design- Via Dezeen The Porsche Design Towers I and II, are jointly designed with Porsche Design.The two towers, one cylindrical and one a hollow slab, are being built at Business Bay in Dubai.More photos and text on DezeenAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-71675125268786632092007-07-24T19:48:00.000+03:002007-07-24T19:55:29.511+03:00Cape Schank House by Jackson Clements Burrows - AustraliaVia Arkinetia blogBelow is the description as posted on Arkinetia: "This house is located on a high dune at Cape Schank Victoria. The primary program is elevated to take advantage of expansive views across the Mornington Peninsula. from Bass Strait to Port Phillip Bay. The house engages with the landscape in both form and materiality. The upper level extends westwards towards the views appearing Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-65531063562393241982007-07-24T19:10:00.000+03:002007-07-24T19:45:04.170+03:00Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art - China- Via World Architecture News " EMERGENT designs the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art in Shenzen, ChinaThe design is based on integrating the MoCA and PE programs into a single unified project with a distinct presence in the city. The programs are easily unified due to their similar typology and functional requirements. Unification of the programs also allows for a greater efficiency due to Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-63058932290040316672007-07-21T09:04:00.000+03:002007-07-21T09:19:48.332+03:00RAk Gateway- Ras el khaima by OMA- Via DezeenAnother Project by OMA in the Middle East.. Check the description and more photos below as posted on Dezeen"Ras Al Khaimah is the furthest north of the UAE’s seven emirates and is in terms of population the fourth largest. The emirate is endowed with a wealth of natural resources and occupies a prime position on some of the world’s most important trade routes.The city of Ras Al Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-55423951026835439452007-07-21T08:53:00.000+03:002007-07-21T09:02:29.693+03:00OMA: Jeddah International Airport- Via Dezeen"Located between Jeddah and Mecca, the airport will cater for the two million pilgrims who make the journey to Mecca during the holy Hajj period and features a special terminal for the Saudi Royal Family.(image below)"" The main terminal is in the shape of a ring with an oasis at its centre and is configured to cope with a massive increase in visitor numbers during the Hajj, while theAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-59639873328144239522007-07-21T08:44:00.000+03:002007-07-21T08:49:44.704+03:00FIRST ECO-FRIENDLY HOUSING PROJECT in Singapore- Via Inhabitat" Singapore’s Housing and Development Board has unveiled designs for what will be the first eco-friendly residential project on the island. While this is not the greenest residential project we’ve seen to date, it is a step in the right direction, as over 80% of Singaporean households live in HDB apartments and they will soon have a more environmentally friendly living option. Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-26554760376040610992007-07-21T08:39:00.001+03:002007-07-21T08:43:30.421+03:00mkLotus at West Coast Green- Via Inhabitat" Michelle Kauffman, prefab designer extraordinaire, is at it again. Her newest mkLotus design, a modular prefab home with a long list of green features, will debut at this September’s West Coast Green conference in San Francisco with a full-sized showhouse for visitors to ooh-and-aah at to their hearts’ content. The mkLotus features a green roof, LED lighting, green building Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-75396553145134391162007-07-18T20:31:00.001+03:002007-07-18T20:43:53.213+03:00Kuwait Al-Rai masterplan by OMAYou can check below set of photos of the new OMA project in the Middle East-AL Rai Masterplan-Kuwait.Full explanation text and photos on Dezeen Source: DEZEENAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-73177128573837356032007-07-17T18:35:00.000+03:002007-07-17T18:42:52.924+03:00The hydroponic garden" LA PATTERNS, INC design the Fake Plastic Trees project in HollywoodFollowing the lineage of the Schindler house as an experiment in modern living in close relation to nature, our proposal "Fake Plastic Trees" is an attempt to investigate the formal, spatial and atmospheric potential of a vertically sustainable garden in synch with the most advanced technology for plant growth. The garden is Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-66701149665956030082007-07-16T19:18:00.000+03:002007-07-16T19:28:31.329+03:00Top 5 Weirdest ways to power your house From Poo Power to sound energy to..even spinach.. check at Inhabitat the 5 weirdest ways in powering your house.Source: InhabitatAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-42848146787087468252007-07-13T20:23:00.000+03:002007-07-13T20:34:56.291+03:00North Sydney Bus Stops by Super Colossal Location: North SydneyThough the project is on hold i found it very interesting with its impact on its surrounding as well as design strategy.below is the explanation as it appeared on Super Colossal Site" Won in competition in association with Tribe Studios, this is a scheme for a new bus and train interchange in the North Sydney CBD. This proposal aims to serve the dual purpose of Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-47092644552178271432007-07-10T18:05:00.000+03:002007-07-10T18:09:55.210+03:00Sustainable Public Housing by FOA The City of Madrid commissioned Foreign Office Architects to create a sustainable multi-unit residential alternative for its new public housing development at Carabanchel. Source: InhabitatAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-6759241526920653842007-07-09T22:06:00.001+03:002007-07-09T22:08:34.260+03:00the new National Library and Bank in Kazan in the Russian republic of TatarstanDutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition for the new National Library and Bank in Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan.More details and photos on DezeenAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-79802073705339742012007-07-09T21:59:00.000+03:002007-07-09T22:05:32.449+03:00Libya's New Government Building, Tripoli, Libya "Libya government district win for Buro Happold and Léon Wohlhage WernikBuro Happold in collaboration with architect Léon Wohlhage Wernik and a team of international specialists has won the competition to design the new government district in Libya’s capital Tripoli. Together with consulting engineer Buro Happold, the German architect developed a concept for a highly efficient use of Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-52691394030580945102007-07-04T21:29:00.000+03:002007-07-04T21:35:36.394+03:00Event: Design for the other 90% “The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.” —Dr. Paul Polak, International Development EnterprisesExhibition catalogue Designers, engineers, students and professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs from Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-2884475774520499252007-07-04T16:14:00.001+03:002007-07-04T16:25:31.716+03:00Panoramic Garden of CCIS- Via A Daily Dose of Architecture"The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia in Ljubljana, completed in 1999, was a very important project for the Slovenian architects Jurij Sadar and Bostjan Vuga, who started Sadar Vuga Arhitekti after winning the design competition for the office building in 1996. The project was a finalist for the 2001 Mies van der Rohe Awards.In 2003 the client asked Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-81152098956336475602007-07-03T20:07:00.000+03:002007-07-03T20:37:04.228+03:00Fast Cities 2007From Chicago to Shanghai, urban centers that are shaping our future."You're smart, young, newly graduated from a university with the whole world before you. You could settle in a small town with well-tended lawns, pancake suppers, and life on a human scale. Or you could truck it to the big city, with all its din and dog-eat-dog lunacy. Your choice?There is no choice. For all the challenges citiesAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-43384030597844714622007-07-01T09:44:00.001+03:002007-07-01T09:54:21.124+03:00Net Bridge by Atelier Hapsitus - Beirut"Net Bridge is a five-lane pedestrian bridge that will serve as a new gateway linking central Beirut to the marina.Designed by Nadim Karam of Lebanese architects Atelier Hapsitus, work is due to start on the project early next year, subject to a favourable security situation, of course.""The project came about after a competition for a footbridge organised by Solidere - the development company Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-21640939396174257062007-06-30T11:28:00.001+03:002007-06-30T11:32:36.159+03:00Redevelopment of Victoria Station, London: winner announcedThe masterplan competition for the redevelopment of Manchester Victoria Station and the surrounding areas was won by Hamiltons Architects."..With developer AMEC, Network Rail and the City of Manchester, Hamiltons will now work up detailed proposals for the area with a view to submitting for outline planning permisson for the masterplan in a year's time. The first phase will include the Aline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-39424465648893858512007-06-30T11:15:00.000+03:002007-06-30T11:21:18.572+03:00Espace Mobile - Austria - Via Inhabitat" Salzburg-based Espace Mobile has recently debuted their very eye-catching, very affordable prefabricated line of customizable homes, ranging from €55,000 to €95,000. The concept behind Espace is the individual “at home” in a natural environment, designed for modular customization with the best materials for long lifetimes and flexibility....""..The Espace home is as customizableAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-38292558859386835512007-06-29T17:33:00.000+03:002007-06-30T11:33:03.408+03:00Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design exhibition at the Design Museum,LondonCheck these photos from Zaha Hadid Exibition at the Design Museum - london..Source: Zaha Hadid BlogAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.com0